In the Know

God’s heart has always been for the foreigners, the aliens and the immigrants, but our human tendency is usually to fear those who are different. Learning a little Greek can help compare and contrast the two approaches to outsiders: xenophobia: fear of the stranger and xenophilia: hospitality

 Donation Room: BEFORE and AFTER         Just in the nick of time, Slumberland’s Homes for the Holidays bed donation event replenished Arrive Ministries’ dwindling stock of beds. “We were running out of beds due to a surge in refugees and Afghan arrivals this

The very first student who walked through our doors and took our class on Lake Street was a confident, assertive and strong woman, named Esther (not her real name for the sake of privacy) that I nicknamed “the lioness”. Some years later I was invited to speak

One of our Good Neighbor volunteers, John, organized a day of driving practice in his church’s parking lot at Berean Community Church. There were five refugees from Congo, Syria, and East Africa who practiced their driving skills one balmy October day in Rochester. “A lot of refugees

Great advice for anyone interested in joining a Good Neighbor Team or teaching English to refugees from Liz, one of our volunteer tutors and Good Neighbors:  Don’t be afraid. It doesn’t take a professional to teach English. There are many resources, including gaining wisdom by talking to those who

This winter we will be celebrating SALT Director Mike Neterer’s transition to a new ministry opportunity, an international organization focusing on language development opportunities in Somalia. As the founder and Director of SALT for 18 years, Mike developed this relationship-based program that has served the local Somali

Arrive Ministries was mentioned many times across Twin Cities media outlets about the work we do to resettle and welcome our Afghan refugee neighbors.     11/7/21 in the Star Tribune English tutor, Afghan family in Minnesota forge friendship, word by word   10/26/21 on 5 Eyewitness